Got the rims (16 x 7) yesterday, but I have no tires and no car to fit them on at the moment. They look sexy!!!!! The new 8 spoke design is heaps better than the old 10 spoke design. When I test fit them I'll let you know and I'll take some pictures!
Cheers Daniel Kroehn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris king Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 2:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Performance superlites for 1600 ATTENTION GUYS IMPORTMANT INFO Daniel would it be possible for you to take a few pics of the wheels and the fit and email them out?? Would there be enough meat on the wheel center to machine at least a few more mm off????? Just a thought, very keen to see how it goes!!!!! Thanks Chris King Where abouts are you located ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Kroehn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: RE: Performance superlites for 1600 ATTENTION GUYS IMPORTMANT INFO > He failed to mention that part, my stupid fault for not checking myself! > If this is so I might be stuffed, I've got some 16 x 7" superlights > coming and the manager at performance assured me that they would fit > properly on a 1600, I think they are 12mm offset. Hey, are you still > working for MOTEC? If so could you email me off list, I've just got a > few questions about some of the data logging gear that you may be able > to help me with. > > Cheers > > Daniel Kroehn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew > Greenbury > Sent: Monday, 1 September 2003 11:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Performance superlites for 1600 ATTENTION GUYS IMPORTMANT > INFO > > Daniel, > > Yes, and Ive asked about getting material removed from the hub face > of a rim to make it suitable for a 1600 in the past, and I was told not > to > do it because the wheel nut inserts are put into a certain depth so > removing material from the hub surface would alter how much the nuts > are holding the wheel on by. From my previous post it would seem that > to get a 7in rim under standard guards (and without considering strut > clearance etc) would require an offset around the +32mm mark > because of the extra width. ie to make a 7in +12mm offset wheel fit isnt > > a case of shaving just 8mm off the hub surface, but 20mm. Hence why > the machining work is done before nut inserts are put in. > > On the other hand, isnt a +35mm offset 7in rim kind of a standardish > front wheel drive rim spec?? > > Andrew > > > Guys, my mate (mechanical engineer) did his work experience for > > performance wheels last Christmas. All of the Superlites come out of > > the same casting and the offset is determined by how much is machined > > away from the hub face. So in actual fact, a +20mm offset rim is just > a > > +12mm offset rim with 8 more millimetres machined off it. I guarantee > > this is the way it is done! > > > > Cheers > > > > Daniel Kroehn > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew > > Greenbury > > Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2003 11:00 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Performance superlites for 1600 > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > I have been told by Performance that their 16x7 superlite bolts onto a > > > 1600 with a 12mm offset too. But with some calcs I don't think this > can > > be the case due to guard clearance: > > > > 7in wide with 12mm offset results in a 114mm backspace, or a 90mm > > distance from the mounting face to outer edge of rim (closest to > > guard). > > > > My 15x6s have a 20mm offset, 109mm backspace, and 69mm > > distance from the mounting face to outer edge of rim, and they are > just > > fitting with 240K front struts. > > > > Therefore 7in rims with 12mm offset would stick some 20mm further > > out! The performance superlites in a 15x6 have a 24mm offset and so > > would fit without mods; the 15x7s not without flares :) > > > > Andrew > > > > > List, > > > > > > I was under the impression that the performance superlites were bolt > > > on but when i rang the guys about the sizes i was told that 15x7 for > > > 4x114.3 pcd were only available in 12mm offset. There is a couple of > > > cars i have seen with these wheels, have they modified them or just > > > bolted them on? Im running 2 deg caster, 1 deg neg camber, 340mm at > > > the front, 240k struts. If the cleareances are fine, i would assume > > > steering effort would be increased. > > > > > > any help would be great > > > > > > Chris (damb its hard finding wheel for a 30 year old datto) King. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
